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God knows foundations matter

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October 04, 2025

ONE of the scariest words you can hear after a house survey is: “There's a problem with the foundations.”

God knows foundations matter

> Concrete is poured into the foundations of a large private residential housing estate in the 80s

Walls can be repainted, roofs repaired; but if the foundations are faulty, everything is at risk.

Sometimes you even see dramatic photos of sinkholes, where a whole house suddenly collapses because there was nothing solid beneath it!

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